shifting gears

it's time to shift gears. this year is almost at the half way point & i've reached a breaking point with my working out (or lake thereof) & my weight. this year has been somewhat of a roller coaster ride thus far. like a roller coaster there were some really good times & some scary moments too. consider this past year:

january
- kristin & i begin raising our dog (payton)
- we sell the A4 & purchase a used 4runner
- began training for an IM
- kristin & i ran our first 1/2 marathon together

march
- i ran my first 1/2 IM & it was a real disappointment
- kristin & i fell in love with la jolla

april
- i went to my first pro basketball game
- i got promoted to VP business development & started traveling
- i withdrew from ironman training- we started house hunting

may
- we ran a 5K with my mom, brother, sister-in-law in austin
- we got rid of our cat (bevo)

june
- i goofed my trip to london
- after batting 0-3 with the house hunting we found like got a hit
- we may be moving to the burbs

with the 2nd half of this year just around the corner i hope to start off on the right foot. i'm finding myself getting more & more comfortable with my new position at the office. kristin & i appear to be done home shopping & if all goes as planned we'll move in the middle of august. kristin will be running her first marathon in san fran in october & i'm planning on running my first marathon the following month in san antonio.

tonight we toasted things with the oh so famous & oh so good plain cheesecake at pappadeauxs. it was my way of closing down the poor diet & lack of working out as well as toasting our new lifestyle from the burbs. a pull one of jeremy's tricks & put myself out there & declare no more of the laziness & back to a healthy lifestyle (full of "cat food" sandwiches & salad). today 187.5 & the goal is a solid 165 - 170.